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The aim of this article is to investigate the risk factors associated with the prevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV) infection among domestic and healthcare waste workers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. A cross-sectional study of hepatitis B and C infection was conducted from November 2014 to January 2015, through blood sample collection and interviews about socio-demographic factors with 61 workers exposed to healthcare waste (\u2018exposed\u2019) and 461 exposed only to domestic wastes (\u2018unexposed\u2019). The prevalence of antibodies to HCV (Anti-HCV) antibodies was 3.3% in \u2018exposed\u2019 workers and 0.9% in \u2018unexposed\u2019, and of antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (Anti-HBc) was 9.8% and 5.6% in \u2018exposed\u2019 and \u2018unexposed\u2019 workers, respectively. Only 207 (44.9%) of those exposed to domestic waste and 45 (73.8%) of those handling healthcare waste were effectively immunised against hepatitis B virus (HBV). 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